My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 117 Dusk or Dawn

"If one word were used to describe Arsenal's football, I think many people would choose 'beautiful', 'art' and 'pleasing to the eye'..." Chen Yao said with a smile, "Where does this sense of beauty come from?"

"Hehe." Bergkamp pointed to himself with a smile on his face, "Everyone says that the time when Arsenal played the best football was when I had not retired."

"Dennis, would you like to talk?"

"No problem." Bergkamp thought for a while, "The beauty, I think, should come from the smooth pass-and-run coordination and fast pass-and-cut attack. Of course, there are also the players' brilliant dribbling and shooting."

"That's right, no one likes to watch sleepy football."

Chen Yao turned around and wrote the first word on the whiteboard: movement.

"My first request is, run."

"The space on the court is limited, but the limited space cannot be filled. I need you to run, run without the ball to constantly stretch the space, take away the opponent's players, and shake the dense defensive system."

"Just one or two people running is not enough. When a player holds the ball, the No. 2 player must be in place to provide support. The No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 players must start continuously. You always have to Run faster than the opponent’s defensive line can adjust and create routes for teammates.”

He wrote the second word on the blackboard: transposition.

"When we press the offensive line into the opponent's penalty area, there is very little space left for us. Random movement is squeezing the space of our teammates. Therefore, the coaches and I will teach everyone how to identify the space in the future.

"The essence of running is to constantly exchange space, that is, the switching of positions between players. No matter how modern football defense develops, it is impossible to break away from man-marking. Our purpose is to force the opponent to make mistakes."

Chen Yao wrote down a third word: all-round

"In addition to occupying space, you also need to use space. Dennis, when you retreat from the striker, why can you send a beautiful pass to your teammates?" Chen Yao turned his head and asked.

"Because I have this ability." Bergkamp smiled, "I'm not a striker who knows only one technique."

"For example, Pires," he said, "This guy likes to cut inside, but after cutting in, he can pass and shoot, just like a midfielder who switches from the wing. We all have comprehensive abilities. He knows more than one trick.”

"Like Dennis said, technical comprehensiveness." Chen Yao looked around the players, "If you complete the change of position and receive the pass, but you do not have the ability to handle the ball at this position, this is an ineffective pass and run. . Therefore, I hope that everyone can have comprehensive ball-handling skills. This is difficult to achieve, but everyone has talents, and a reasonable running system can avoid everyone appearing in positions that are not suitable for them."

Chen Yao let out a breath, he saw the players staring at the words on the whiteboard fascinatedly, thinking about something.

"Fourth word." He turned and wrote: quickness.

"This word is easy to understand. I need you to handle the ball quickly. Whether it is passing or dribbling, don't hesitate."

Chen Yao wrote a number next to the word.

"1.7 seconds. This is the range obtained by statistical methods. If the processing is not completed within 1.7 seconds, it is too slow. I know it is not easy, and you need to make complex decisions every moment, but you must do it in the shortest possible time. Complete the action within time."

"The last word." Chen Yao wrote below the above four words: improvisation.

"This is the essence of the essence, and the most indescribable. I can teach you to know the space, to remember the routines, to be familiar with the rotation routes, but I hope that in the end you can form a free-flowing offense. Like a piece of music, I can rehearse countless pieces for you and play them to the audience one by one, trying to impress them. But-"

Chen Yao turned around and pointed at the players, "Only the songs you improvise are unique, and only unexpected surprises can touch people's hearts the most."

"It's the same in football. Only when your spirituality and talents are released freely can the completed offense be completely undefensible. This is the offensive method with the highest upper limit and the most powerful means to break dense defense. It requires a long accumulation. A rise in skill, awareness, experience, and indelible aura and talent."

Chen Yao closed the pen cap, "These five words are what I want you to do. Each of them is more difficult to do than the previous one, and when you can integrate these five words into the offense, I believe we Can reproduce beautiful football."

"One last thing to add." Chen Yao clicked the arrow on the whiteboard, "Forward. I want you to remember that the purpose of all our means is to move forward. Because the goal is in front of us."

The meeting room was quiet, and the players all stared blankly at the coach without speaking.

Is this the team you want to build?
Liliu silently reviewed what Chen Yao said just now, and couldn't help smiling.

He is really an idealistic guy, just like himself.

Lillo could see that the upper limit of the system that Chen Yao was going to bring to Arsenal was extremely high.

Imagine a team that can press efficiently from the high post and immediately launch a counterattack after stealing the ball, directly threatening the goal.

Once the pressure fails, all members can be positioned at high speed, forming a tight defense in the half court.

After the defense is successful, immediately complete the offensive conversion, and boldly invest in troops to counterattack.

Even if they encounter a strong opponent, they have done a perfect job in both out-of-position defense and in-position recovery. In the face of dense defense, this team can still dismantle the turtle shell through the unsteady and all-in-one pass and cut.

Even if the attack fails again, when the ball returns to the opponent's goalkeeper, a new round of high pressure will start again...

As the game progresses and the team's tacit understanding and experience increase, they can also actively control the rhythm through oppressive ball control and choose the frequency and direction of attacks.

If the ability of this team can support such a system, what kind of team will it be.

Lillo couldn't think of any team as a reference. This is the modern revival of Total Football, and in Lillo's view, this is also a game that is closer to the essence of football.

The essence of modern football is finding ways to kick the ball into something.

This idealistic system is based on the background of offense.

It doesn't emphasize controlling the ball or giving it away.Controlling the ball is important, but it doesn’t have to be at all times.

Possession of the ball is not the goal, goals are the goal.

The most valuable thing about such a framework is that players can grow together as the system matures.

If it is a tactical system of bussing, then even if the players are extremely skilled in the framework of the bus, they will only play the bus in the end.

They can only form limited skills and tacit understanding, but cannot break through to a higher level in their careers.

But the offensive framework is different. Just like what Chen Yao requires, every player must constantly break through himself, physical fitness, technology, awareness, experience, the system requires them to do these things, and their growth will in turn benefit the system.

However, Lillo inevitably has a question, does such a team really exist?

The blueprint drawn by Chen Yao is the dawn of idealism, heralding a bright future?
Or is it just the experiment of a crazy experimenter, the dusk before the dark night?

Lilio didn't know what he was going to face, but he knew that he was an idealist too.

I have also imagined countless times to build a team according to my own theory.

In fact, his own theory is compatible with Chen Yao's system.

To teach players to recognize space, the theory of position-play is a great tool.

The reason why he chose to come here is that he is willing to take a gamble to see if the light of idealism can shine on Arsenal and take it to a higher place.

Lillo, 47, looked up and saw 27-year-old Chen Yao turned his head and smiled at him.

He turned around and saw Bergkamp touching his fat belly, his vicissitudes of life flashed the glorious years of the past.

In front of me, young players in their twenties were eager to try and play their ideal football.

Lillo smiled.

Start here, and together with these partners, bring about the dawn of football ideals.

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